Shu Blossoms

Chapter 373 Xia Houqing Appears

Xia Houqing didn't keep Emperor Zhou, Zheng Wei and others waiting for a long time, he appeared at the gate of the palace alone in the early morning of the next day, and the guards Zhong Xing Gongyue moved him outside the Taihua Hall.

When Emperor Zhou heard the words, he moved his body and wanted to leave the noisy courtiers to question him immediately. After his mind moved, he changed his mind again, turned his head to look at King Ling, and whispered something to Gao Han.

Gao Han bent down and conveyed Zhou Emperor's will to King Ling. King Ling glanced at Emperor Zhou and went out to meet Xia Houqing.

Xia Houqing looked at the King Ling who came out with surprise in his eyes. He thought that he had reached such a point that Zhou Emperor should be impatient to see him, but he did not expect to send King Ling to appear.

King Ling naturally also saw the surprise in his eyes, snorted and chuckled: "Why, it's my king?"

"A little bit," Xia Houqing admitted frankly, and then said: "But now His Royal Highness is handling government affairs for His Majesty, and you are the same!"

After finishing speaking, Xia Houqing took out the letter paper from his sleeve pocket and handed it to King Mausoleum, "This is what my emperor gave to the emperor of Zhou. If you want the two countries to be compatible, then you can fulfill my emperor's wish, and the army on the border will naturally meet my emperor's request." The wife withdrew to Pingcheng."

This blatant threat made King Ling furious, but he kept his anger in mind of Emperor Zhou's warning, and said coldly: "You are doing all kinds of mischief on my land of Great Zhou, kidnapping Princess Zhaoyang, and you dare to go to the door and speak wildly. It's crazy, aren't you afraid that you will end up like your clansmen?"

What King Ling was talking about was the extermination of the Xiahou royal family more than ten years ago. Sure enough, this incident has always been the deepest thorn in Xiahouqing's heart, and it hurts uncomfortably as long as it is touched.

Xia Houqing clenched his hands into fists, pinching his palms with his nails, almost couldn't help punching King Ling, and his mind was also shaken.

This is the reason why Emperor Zhou asked King Ling to deal with Xia Houqing. King Ling is young and energetic. Although he has been tempered for a long time, his nature has not changed. He grabs the enemy's sore spot, ruthlessly and quickly, and uses it to break Xia Houqing's defenses. most suitable.

However, Xia Houqing is not an impulsive person. As early as 12 years ago, his innocence and passion had been destroyed and frozen, and his mental perseverance was beyond human reach.

He quickly suppressed the anger in his heart, and said coldly: "People in Jiankang are in a state of panic now. I think that the people in Jiankang who will not be able to eat in a few days will be full of grievances. When the time comes, the capital of Dazhou will be in chaos, and the border will be in chaos. There are tens of thousands of enemy troops on the border, I really want to know how your Majesty the Emperor plans to clean up this mess."

King Ling smiled smugly when he heard the words, "General Xiahou is really amazing. My capital granary is such a secret place, and I know it so clearly. The news is really well-informed! The general blew up my Dazhou granary, isn't it afraid that someone will take advantage of it?"

Xia Houqing's eyes flickered and he didn't answer. He realized that he had said something wrong in a hurry just now, and knew that it was not appropriate to entangle with King Ling any longer, so he planned to give him the letterhead and left.

King Ling didn't let him go, instead he chased him and asked him with a smile, "Do you want to know what Your Majesty is doing now?"

Xia Houqing ignored him and went straight out, but was surrounded by the group of forbidden soldiers who sent him in.

"You barged in so awe-inspiringly, you probably thought you wouldn't go out again?" King Ling joked.

"Sooner or later, you will politely see me off!" Xia Houqing gritted her teeth.

"Then let's talk about it then! You stay here today to see how we can resolve this crisis!" King Mausoleum waved his hand, and the Imperial Army took Xia Houqing away.

He came to a side room, and there was a curtain between the side room and the side hall. From here, he could vaguely see the situation inside, and the voices inside could also be heard clearly.

At this time, there were quite a few people in the side hall, and they couldn't see exactly who they were, but they could hear what Emperor Zhou said to them.

The people inside are of course the people in charge of the various ethnic groups left behind by Emperor Zhou after the dynasty was dispersed. He straight to the point and told what happened yesterday: "The granary in the suburbs of Beijing was destroyed, and the days of Jiankang City are bound to be much more difficult. The barbarian's move is nothing more than to cause internal chaos in the Great Zhou, so that they can take advantage of the chaos to disturb the border of the Great Zhou. I will never allow it! And all the princes who are doing it have titles in their bodies. Your wish, so I hope you can."

Emperor Zhou recounted the articles of association written by Zheng Wei yesterday, to the effect that he hoped that the families of the next generation would be self-sufficient, and if the families with surplus could donate part to the imperial court, Emperor Zhou promised to choose one of the lords of this family. A suitable person will accompany the prince or the second prince.

Families without titles awarded titles based on contributions.

If you don't need both, you can also make a request and discuss it later.

The patriarchs or principals of various ethnic groups sitting in the side hall looked at each other, and the acquaintances talked about it

Emperor Zhou didn't urge them either, and waited patiently for their final reply, during which he seemed to glance behind the curtain.

Xia Houqing knew that he was looking at her.

He was amazed that Emperor Zhou could come up with such a method. Eight out of ten people in Jiankang City were gentry men, and the other two were probably clan relatives and nobles, and ordinary people were only one-tenth of them.

If these people can be restrained, Jiankang City will save a lot of trouble, so Xia Houqing's face is not very good. Seeing this, King Ling stood behind him and patted him hard, and said with a light smile: "Don't worry, this is just the beginning .”

There was no discussion in the palace for a long time, but the answer came within half an hour, and most of the aristocratic families were willing to accompany the current prince to read.

Afterwards, Gao Han took advantage of Emperor Zhou to get up, and led these people out of the palace.

King Ling naturally ordered people to restrain Xia Houqing and walk behind. When he reached the tower, Zhang Ruo was already waiting here.

Emperor Zhou nodded lightly, "Let's begin!"

The gongs and drums on the city tower shook the sky, and the people in the vicinity gradually gathered.

Zhang Ru's appearance in white clothes and dust fly is really convincing from a distance.

If Zheng Wei were here, he would definitely not be able to help but scold him for deceiving the world and stealing his name.

Standing on the top of the city tower, Zhang Rue showed a loving smile as he looked at the crowds of people underground, and said loudly: "Today, my master was entrusted by the gods and the emperor to convey the will of heaven to the people of Dazhou. The emperor of Dazhou is kind and loves the people." , The people are honest, this is an auspicious photo! But the turmoil in the western suburbs of Beijing yesterday caused the people to panic. It was not the will of the gods, but a thief.

After finishing speaking, he paused and looked down at the people who were a little flustered when they heard that the rice was cut off, and then said: "Today, I was guided by the decree of the gods, and I am here to tell all beings that your majesty is the son of heaven. The decree that sentient beings have food to wrap their stomachs and clothes to cover their bodies, don't worry about it!"

"any solution!"

Some bold people shouted loudly.

Zhou Di heard the words and looked over, his eyes were deep, and he looked back at Gao Han.

Gao Han hurriedly brought over a wooden drum, but this drum was very strange, it had no bottom and one end was big and the other end was small.The bottom of the barrel was supported by a wooden shelf, and Emperor Zhou shouted at the small end, "People!"

This clear and high-pitched voice obviously stunned everyone, and everyone cast surprised glances!
"Fathers and folks, it's my fault! Because of my negligence, barbarians from the north destroyed one of our granaries. But, don't worry, the people, we still have enough food in Jiankang City! As long as I have a bite to eat, I will never Let my people go hungry!"

(End of this chapter)